Criminal Justice Schools In Nevada
Criminal Justice classes faculty can choose to work at one of 12 accredited criminal justice schools in Nevada. The trends in Nevada's criminal justice academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in criminal justice includes criminal justice training at the following levels:
- Criminal Justice Certificate
- Associates degree in Criminal Justice
- Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice
- Masters degree in Criminal Justice
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Professional Trends
Nevada Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Nevada | 23,960 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Of all of the criminal justice professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Nevada.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Nevada
| 24,260 | 25,340 | 25,600 | 24,600 | 23,780 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Criminal Justice is a shrinking field in Nevada. In Nevada, 480 less criminal justice professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Nevada, this field has shrunk by 2% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of criminal justice professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 2% from 2006 to 2010.
Criminal Justice VS. All Professions salaries in Nevada
| $45,037 | $47,737 | $50,141 | $52,266 | $52,204 |
| $45,390 | $46,413 | $47,635 | $49,555 | $51,254 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Nevada, as the number of criminal justice professionals is declining, the salaries earned by criminal justice professionals are increasing. The mean salary for criminal justice professionals in 2006 was $45,037 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $52,204 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Nevada
10th percentile |
$34,956 |
25th percentile |
$41,288 |
50th percentile |
$49,808 |
75th percentile |
$62,072 |
90th percentile |
$73,744 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 14%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid criminal justice professionals earning 111% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Nevada state.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Nevada
Criminal Justice |
$53,167 |
Criminology |
$68,760 |
Homeland Security |
$48,817 |
Paralegal |
$48,855 |
In Nevada, criminal justice professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in Nevada
associate |
16 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 30 |
As the number of criminal justice professionals is decreasing in Nevada state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited criminal justice schools in Nevada state is decreasing. In 2006, 491 students graduated from criminal justice courses in Nevada. And in 2010, 476 students graduated.
This represents a 3% decrease in the number of criminal justice degree or certificate school graduates in Nevada state. A majority of these graduates, or 53%, graduated with a associate's degree in criminal justice.